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This brochure lists restoration costs and memorial gift opportunities for the Church of the Immaculate Conception. In 1986, the Church of the Immaculate Conception underwent restoration not only to conform with the liturgical norms of the Second Vatican Council, but also to strengthen the floor joists. This brochure lists restoration costs and memorial gift opportunities. The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1886. However, the church was not dedicated until 1907. On Oct. 21, 2007, the Most Reverend Daniel...

Throughout the years, there have been several brochures printed about the Church of the Immaculate Conception. This small booklet was printed in the late 1950s or 1960s. This booklet shares information about the architecture of the sacred building, the altars, paintings, windows, organ and the crypt. There are black-and-white images illustrating the booklet. There are even images showing the crypt.

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In 1964 the Congregation utilized the following leaflet in its vocation efforts. Today, the Sisters of Providence still serve in Taiwan, but they no longer minister in Peru. Included in this leaflet is a prayer for vocations.

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“Lest We Forget,” a short history of the service provided by the Sisters of Providence during the Civil War, was published in 1931 by Providence Press. It was written by Sister Mary Theodosia Mug. This book may be small, but it is filled with excellent information about the service of the sisters at Military Hospital in Indianapolis. View this publication on Calaméo Publish at Calaméo or browse the library....

“The Hand of Providence” by the Rev. John F. McShane was published in 1949. The frontispiece of this small book states, “A tribute to the Civil War nurses of the Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., whose five years of patriotic service in the foundation of Indianapolis General Hospital has almost been forgotten.” This book traces the history of Indianapolis General Hospital, once known as Military Hospital. It highlights the sisters’ service during the Civil War. View this publication on...

“Nuns of the Battlefield” was written by Ellen Ryan Jolly and originally published in 1927. This monograph highlights the women’s religious congregations that ministered to soldiers during the Civil War. In the foreward, William A. Hickey, then-bishop of Providence, R.I., penned: “It [this book] merits the careful reading of all who have any interest in the subject of the patriotism of the Catholics of America. This fervent, warm-hearted Irish-American woman gives us this tale of heroism and devotion after her...

Mother Marie Gratia Luking led the Sisters of Providence mission to Kaifeng, China, in 1920. By Sister Mary Roger Madden On Oct. 29, 1989, in Shalu, Taichung County, Taiwan, a group of clergy, lay people and women religious gathered at the burial site of Mother Marie Gratia Luking. They were there to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of a simple woman religious from the United States known throughout Taiwan as a missionary; educator; builder; helper of the poor...

“Souvenir of the Fiftieth Anniversary, or Golden Jubilee, of St. Mary’s Academic Institute, St. Mary of the Woods, Vigo Co., Ind.” written by a former pupil and published in 1891, describes how the inside of St. Anne Shell Chapel was designed by Sister Mary Joseph Le Fer de la Motte. (Please note, this book refers to St. Anne as St. Ann.) Eventually the old log structure had to be replaced. This is the description of the new chapel: “Time spares...

Barbara (Kovats) Tuttle gets a candid photo of Tiny Tim. The Web article on Tiny Tim definitely caused more than a little talk. It prompted Barbara (Kovats) Tuttle of Temple Terrace, Fla., to submit the photo at right to Archivist Sister Mary Ryan. From 1959 to 1961, Barbara attended the Providence Juniorate/Aspirancy. She took this photo of Tiny Tim one day long ago....

Jeremy Hackerd of the Indiana Historical Bureau speaks about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Pictured with him are Rod Henry (far right), president of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce, and Dave Patterson, executive director of the Terre Haute Convention & Visitors Bureau. On the occasion of the installment of the Saint Theodore Guerin state historical marker at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. On behalf of the Indiana Historical Bureau, I am honored to be here today for the dedication of the “SAINT THEODORA...